S & J Kermode Ltd t/a Design by JK Terms and Conditions

The following Terms and Conditions of Service apply to all artwork, graphic design, print and services provided by Design by JK. All design work is carried out by Design by JK on the understanding that the client has agreed to abide by Design by JK’s terms and conditions.

Copyright of all graphic design work is retained by Design by JK including copy, concepts, ideas, proofs and illustrations (unless specifically released in writing) until after all invoices have been settled. If multiple design concepts are submitted, only one concept is deemed to be given by Design by JK as fulfilling the contract. All other artwork designs remain the property of Design by JK, unless agreed in writing.

Project Acceptance

At the time of proposal, Design by JK will provide the customer with a written estimate or quotation by email as requested. A copy of the written estimate or quotation is to be acknowledged by the customer to indicate acceptance and should be returned to Design by JK by email. Alternatively, the client may send an official order in reply to the estimate or quotation which binds the client to accept Design by JK’s terms and conditions. No work on a project will commence until either document has been received by Design by JK.

Design Fees

Fees for design services to be provided by Design by JK, will be set out in the written estimate or quotation that is provided to the customer. At the time of the customer’s signed acceptance of this estimate or quotation, indicating acceptance of the Terms & Conditions, a non-refundable deposit of 50% of the quoted fee will become immediately due on projects quoted over £300.00. Work on the project will not commence until Design by JK has received this amount.

Charges for Other Services

Charges for any additional services over and above the estimated design, will be made known to the client. They will become fully payable at the time of project acceptance.

Payment

The client will be asked to provid artwork sign off before being issued with an Invoice prior to print/artwork/publication. At this time the remainder of the fees due will become payable. Accounts which remain outstanding for 14 days after the date of invoice, may incur an extra charge of 5% plus the Bank of England base rate per month of the outstanding amount.

Payments may be made by BACS, cheque, or previously agreed electronic funds transfer.

Returned cheques will incur an additional fee of £50 per returned cheque. Design by JK reserves the right to consider an account to be in default in the event of a returned cheque.

Payment for any printed items sourced by Design by JK is required up front before the print is ordered.

Default

An account shall be considered default if it remains unpaid for 14 days from the date of invoice, or following a returned cheque. Design by JK shall be considered entitled to remove Design by JK’s and/or the customer’s material from any and all computer systems, until the amount due has been fully paid. This includes any and all unpaid monies due for services, including, but not limited to, hosting, domain registration, search engine submission, design and maintenance, sub-contractors, printers, photographers and libraries. Removal of such materials does not relieve the customer of it’s obligation to pay the due amount. Customers whose accounts become default agree to pay Design by JK reasonable legal expenses and third party collection agency fees in the enforcement of these Terms and Conditions.

Copyrights and Trademarks

By supplying text, images and other data to Design by JK for inclusion in the customer’s design work or other medium, the customer declares that it holds the appropriate copyright and/or trademark permissions. The ownership of such materials will remain with the customer, or rightful copyright or trademark owner. Any artwork, images, or text supplied and/or designed by Design by JK on behalf of the customer, will remain the property of Design by JK and/or it’s suppliers, in which full copyright will be passed to the client upon receipt of full payment.

By supplying images, text, or any other data to Design by JK, the customer grants Design by JK permission to use this material freely in the pursuit of the design and to utilise the designs in Design by JK’s portfolio unless agreed otherwise.

Should Design by JK, or the customer supply an image, text, audio clip or any other file for use in a website, multimedia presentation, print item, exhibition, advertisement or any other medium believing it to be copyright and royalty free, which subsequently emerges to have such copyright or royalty usage limitations, the customer will agree to allow Design by JK to remove and/or replace the file.

The customer agrees to fully indemnify and hold Design by JK free from harm in any and all claims resulting from the customer in not having obtained all the required copyright, and/or any other necessary permissions.

Alterations

The customer agrees that changes required over and above the estimated work or required to be carried out after acceptance of the draft design will be liable to a separate charge. The customer also agrees that Design by JK holds no responsibility for any amendments made by any third party, before or after a design is published.

Licensing

Any design, copywriting, drawing, idea or code created for the customer by Design by JK, or any of it’s contractors, is licensed for use by the client on a one-time only basis and may not be modified, re-used, or re-distributed in any way or form without the express written consent of Design by JK and any of it’s relevant sub-contractors.

All design work where there is a risk that another party may make a claim, should be registered by the client with the appropriate authorities prior to publishing or first use or searches and legal advice sought as to its use. Design by JK will not be held responsible for any and all damages resulting from such claims. Design by JK is not responsible for any loss, or consequential loss, non-delivery of products or services, of whatever cause. The customer agrees not to hold Design by JK responsible for any such loss or damage. Any claim against Design by JK shall be limited to the relevant fee(s) paid by the customer.

Data Formats

The client agrees to Design by JK’s definition of acceptable means of supplying data to the company. Text is to be supplied to Design by JK in electronic format as standard text (.txt), MS Word (.doc) on CD, USB data stick, or via e-mail. Images which are supplied in an electronic format, are to be provided in a format as prescribed by Design by JK via CD, or electronic data format. Images must be of a quality suitable for use without any subsequent image processing, and Design by JK will not be held responsible for any image quality which the client later deems to be unacceptable. Design by JK cannot be held responsible for the quality of any images which the client wishes to be scanned from printed materials. Additional expenses may be incurred for any necessary action, including, but not limited to, photography and art direction, photography searches, media conversion, digital image processing, or data entry services. Design Project Duration Any indication given by Design by JK of a design project’s duration is to be considered by the customer to be an estimation. Design by JK cannot be held responsible for any project over-runs, whatever the cause.

Design Project Completion

Design by JK considers the design project complete upon receipt of the customer’s sign off. Other services such as printing, display panel production, filmwork, website uploading, publishing etc either contracted on the clients behalf constitute a separate project and can be treated as a separate charge.

Website Design Only

Once web design is complete, Design by JK will provide the customer with the opportunity to review the resulting work. Design by JK will make one set of minor changes at no extra cost within 14 days of the start of the review period. Minor changes include small textual changes and small adjustments to placement of items on the page. It does not include changes to images, colour schemes or any navigation features. Any minor changes can be notified to Design by JK by email.

Design by JK will consider that the client has accepted the original draft, if no notification of changes is received in writing from the customer, within 14 days of the start of the review period.

Hosting websites

Design by JK offers a hosting service through an out-sourced server. Design by JK does not guarantee continuous service and will accept no liability for loss of service, whatever the cause. Design by JK may request that clients change the type of hosting account used if that account is deemed by Design by JK to be unacceptable because of poor service, lack of bandwidth or in any other way insufficient to support the website. Fees for Design by JK’s hosting service are due at the commencement of any period of service and are non-refundable. Fees due to third party hosting organisations are the responsibility of the client and Design by JK are not liable for their payment, nor for the renewal of domain names, which are the sole responsibility of the customer / domain owner.

Duration and Renewal of Hosting Services

Unless otherwise specified, Services are provided for a minimum contract term of 12 months and unless cancelled in writing will automatically be renewed for the billing period chosen on sign up. You are entitled to cancel the Services by contacting Design by JK no less than 3 months prior to the renewal date for your Services.

Design Credits

The customer agrees to allow Design by JK to place all designs on Design by JK’s own website for portfolio and demonstration purposes and to use any designs in its own publicity unless agreed otherwise.

Rights of Refusal

Design by JK will not include in its designs, any text, images or other data which it deems to be immoral, offensive, obscene or illegal. All advertising material must conform to all standards laid down by all relevant advertising standards authorities. Design by JK also reserves the right to refuse to include submitted material without giving reason. Any images and/or data that Design by JK does include in all good faith, and then finds out that it contravenes these Terms and Conditions, the customer is obliged to allow Design by JK to remove the contravention without hindrance, or penalty. Design by JK is to be held in no way responsible for any such data being included.

Cancellation

Cancellation of orders may be made initially by telephone contact, or email, however, following this, Design by JK will need formal notification in writing to the company’s postal address. The client will then be invoiced for all work completed over and above the non-refundable deposit that will have been made at the time of first ordering. The balance of monies due must be paid within 14 days. Please note: any cancellation which is not formally confirmed in writing and received by Design by JK within 14 days of such instruction being issued, will be liable for the full quoted cost of the project.

Disclaimer

Design by JK makes no warranties of any kind, express or implied, for any and all products and/or services that it supplies. Design by JK will not be held responsible for any and all damages resulting from products and/or services it supplies. Design by JK is not responsible for any loss, or consequential loss of data, or non-delivery of products or services, of whatever cause. While Design by JK takes reasonable steps to investigate the materials recommended, Design by JK accepts no responsibility for the performance or quality of materials or any consequential loss arising from their failure. The customer agrees not to hold Design by JK responsible for any such loss or damage. Any claim against Design by JK shall be limited to the relevant fee(s) paid by the customer.

Design by JK reserves the right to use the services of sub-contractors, agents and suppliers and any work, content, services and usage is bound by their Terms and Conditions. Design by JK will not knowingly perform any actions to contravene these and the client also agrees to be so bound.

General

These Terms and Conditions supersede any previous Terms and Conditions distributed in any form. Design by JK reserves the right to change any rates and any of the Terms and Conditions at any time and without prior notice.

Acceptance of Quotation and Terms and Conditions

The placement of an order for design and/or any other services offered by Design by JK and validated by the customer’s signature on the estimate or quotation, constitutes acceptance of the estimate or quotation and agreement to comply fully with all the Terms and Conditions and forms a Contract for Business between the signatory and Design by JK.